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Star Trek (The Original Series): The Corbomite Maneuver (Episode 10)

November 13, 2020by Eric Binford 17 Comments

Synopsis: Stardate 1512.2. The USS Enterprise encounters a mysterious cube-like space probe. After the cube acts in an aggressive manner, Captain Kirk is forced to order the destruction of the […]

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1966

Star Trek (The Original Series): Dagger of the Mind (Episode 9)

September 14, 2020by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: Stardate 2715.1. After the USS Enterprise delivers supplies to a penal colony for the criminal insane, the crew discovers that one of the inmates has somehow managed to come […]

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1966

Star Trek (The Original Series): Miri (Episode 8)

September 2, 2020by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: Stardate 2713.5. The crew of the USS Enterprise comes across a planet that is an exact replica of Earth. Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and his team are beamed down […]

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1966

Star Trek (The Original Series): What Are Little Girls Made Of? (Episode 7)

August 19, 2020by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: Stardate 1704.2. USS Enterprise is sent to the inhospitable planet of Exo-III to look for renowned scientist Dr. Roger Korby (Michael Strong, The Great Santini), who happens to be […]

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1966

Star Trek (The Original Series): Mudd’s Women (Episode 6)

August 6, 2020by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: Stardate 1329.8. The Enterprise picks up a sneaky conman, Harry Mudd (Roger C. Carmel, Breezy), who is travelling with three beautiful women who have the ability to seduce any […]

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1966

Star Trek (The Original Series): The Enemy Within (Episode 5)

August 3, 2020by Eric Binford 7 Comments

Synopsis: Stardate 1672.1. A technical glitch in the ship’s transporter divides Captain Kirk (William Shatner) into two opposites: one gentle, one mean. The crew of the Enterprise works diligently to […]

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1966

Ladyhawke (1985)

April 29, 2020by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: During the Dark Ages, a young thief nicknamed “Mouse” (Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) helps a wandering knight (Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner) fight a treacherous Bishop who has […]

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1985

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

November 24, 2018by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a mysterious Chinese man and circus owner, Dr. Lao (Tony Randall, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?), arrives in a small Arizona town and proceeds to […]

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1964

Innerspace (1987)

November 19, 2018by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]

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1987

The Walking Dead (1936)

October 30, 2018by Eric Binford 1 Comment

Synopsis: An ex-convict (Boris Karloff, Frankenstein) is executed for a crime that he didn’t commit. After the execution, a brilliant scientist (Edmund Gwenn, The Trouble with Harry) brings the dead […]

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1936

Dreamscape (1984)

May 11, 2018by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: A psychic, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid, Breaking Away), reluctantly joins a secret government project about dream manipulation. But Alex soon finds out that the project is part of a devilish […]

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1984

The End of the World (1916, aka Verdens Undergang)

March 30, 2018by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: A newly discovered comet passing close to Earth threatens to destroy the planet. Various characters — an astronomer, a preacher, a wealthy man, a mine worker and his family […]

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1916

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)

January 19, 2018by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: Famed American adventurer Doc Savage, played by Ron Ely (TV’s Tarzan), and his team travel to South America to investigate the mysterious death of Doc’s father. Reaction & Thoughts: […]

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1975

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

December 13, 2017by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: The true story of the Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey, Room at the Top) and Jacob (Carl Boehm, Peeping Tom), who together wrote some of the best-known fairy tales. […]

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1962

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